I ask this because im in the middle of a h/c swap and my old heads do not have the coolant crossover just two plugs on the heads, they have been like that since i bought the car in march, so I do not have a pipe and was wondering if it was ok to take the plugs and put them in the new heads. If not where do I get a pipe and how much?

 

Not good, do a search to find out why

-Shannon

 

you say the heads that were on the car were plugged...I can't imagine why someone would do that. Did the car remain at normal temperature? You can get the crossover tube at any GM dealer usually between $55-$60...

 

This pipe allows steam to be extracted from the heads...install the pipe!

 

i ran my car without the tube for about 1 1/2 years with no problems.

 

It would be best to have the pipe on there. P/n for the set is on my Part Numbers page.

 

I have an extra one laying around

 

the car never overheated and ran at 170 maybe temp its right above 160, never gave me any trouble

 

yeah, but you are getting hot spots at the rear of the heads(which is bad for valves and gaskets), the sender for the gauge is at the front of the head, the tube allows coolant to flow through the dead spot at the rear of the heads

 

can i put this tube on with the heads in the car, or can i buy the fittings at a hardware store? everything is almost put back together and im not gonna take the heads off

 

you can do it with the heads on, but the parts are dealer only

 

ok well ima leave it until i get a chance to go to the stealership